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Latest Episodes

Encore: How the Nazis Turned Ordinary Men Into Kill Squads
February 19, 2024

Historian and author Christopher R. Browning joins Tim to talk about his study of the Holocaust and the Final Solution in Poland. In this episode, Christopher discusses his book, Ordinary Men: Rese

Encore: The Art of Cross-Examination with Attorney Charles Rose
February 12, 2024

Advocate, author and attorney Charles H. Rose, III, joins Tim to talk about the art of cross-examination in the court of law. Charles is a successful lawyer, a trial advocate, an author, and currently

Encore: The Story of Fallen Police Officer Drew Barr
February 05, 2024

Cayce, South Carolina Police Chief Chris Cowan joins Tim to talk about something both of us wished we didnt have to talk about. He tells the story of the recent and tragic loss of one of his officers

Encore: It’s Groundhog Day…Again
January 29, 2024

Groundhog Club Inner Circle member John Griffiths joins Tim to talk about Groundhog Day and why a little town called Punxsutawney becomes the epicenter of weather prognostication one day a year. John

Encore: Marc Summers Remembers Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare”
January 22, 2024

Television host and producer Marc Summers joins Tim to talk about the classic Nickelodeon show that put him and the Nickelodeon cable network on the map, Double Dare. Before Double Dare, kids didnt h

Encore: Mark Seal on the Making of The Godfather
January 15, 2024

Author Mark Seal joins Tim to talk with Mark about the subject of his popular new book about the making of The Godfather movie. The book is called, Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli. Mark has is a con

Encore: Amy Herman on What’s Hiding in Plain Sight
January 08, 2024

Amy Herman joins Tim to talk about a one-of-a-kind career she made for herself, all centered on using art to help people see the world differently and better in order to do their jobs better. Amy is

Encore: New Years’ Traditions
January 01, 2024

Alexis McCrossen, a professor at SMU and an expert on how cultures have marked time in history, Joins Tim to talk about our New Years Eve traditions with a special focus on the story behind that Time

Encore: 7 Random People’s Favorite Holiday Memories
December 25, 2023

Today is Christmas. Were in the peak of the American holiday season, which started at Thanksgiving. So, it is with this in mind that I thought Id take to the streets of Pittsburgh once again and tal

Encore: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
December 18, 2023

Plan on watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation this holiday season? Listen to the films director Jeremiah Chechik talk about the impact that movie has had on him and on our holiday entertainm